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The Wabash County Community … the Heart of American Business

Wabash County Offers:

  • An area workforce of 184,472 (including the surrounding counties of Miami, Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Whitley, Huntington, Cass and Howard)
  • Extremely low labor, construction and utility costs
  • A Midwest location places your business is within one day of 70 % of the American population
  • The Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor highway provides four-lane access to Interstate 69, U.S. 421, U.S. 31, and work is being completed on U.S. 24 offering access to a deep water port in Toledo, Ohio.
  • Business park, industrial parks, agricultural industrial park and shovel ready sites available for your business
  • Business-friendly tax structure means no inventory tax, no corporate gross income tax, no supplemental net income tax, and R & D tax credit
  • Flexible local incentives supportive of investment and job creation, retention, and expansion
  • Agricultural and arts-friendly business environment

A Great Place to Live, Work and Own a Business…

  • Small community living with big city cultural and recreational amenities
  • Safe, inviting community where every individual can make a difference – many opportunities for personal and spiritual growth within our growing communities
  • Larger cities of Fort Wayne and Kokomo less than one hour away – Indianapolis a short hour and a half commute – Chicago and areas north less than three hours from Wabash County
  • Three school systems and small class sizes mean individual student attention with outstanding opportunities to excel at academics, sports, and the arts
  • Several college campuses located within the county and more than ten within the region including Indiana University/Purdue University (Fort Wayne), Manchester College, Ivy Tech, Huntington University, Taylor College, Anderson College, Indiana Tech, Saint Francis and Indiana Wesleyan University. Many other colleges and universities are located within several hours of Wabash County including: Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University and Notre Dame University
  • Residential tax abatement available (city of Wabash only)
  • Low cost of living with affordable housing at all income levels
  • A friendly, welcoming community, Wabash County is the epicenter of Hoosier hospitality!

More Information:

2011 Community Data Sheet (PDF)